Aahana Kumra voices worries about influencers taking over acting jobs: ‘Should I also start dancing on social media and act like a Dilli ki aunty to get a job now?’ | Television News

Actor Aahana Kumra has completed a decade in showbiz and is certainly elated about this milestone. However, she also appears to be quite concerned about the current state of the industry. In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, the actor — who made her on-screen debut with the TV show Yudh, starring Amitabh Bachchan — expressed her concerns about social media influencers taking over acting jobs and how this impacts those who simply want to focus on acting. During the chat, Aahana also mentioned that being an actor has become…

It was her call that first alerted rescuers to Wayanad landslides. When they got to her, it was too late | India News

Soon after the first of a series of devastating landslides hit the hilly Meppadi panchayat in Kerala’s Wayand at around 1 am Tuesday, Neethu Jojo woke up to water gushing into her house. At 1.30 am, she alerted Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences (WIMS), Meppadi, after which the first rescue team was sent to the spot. The rescuers, however, took hours to reach her area in Chooralmala village – one of the worst hit – as the roads were blocked by debris. By the time they reached, the next landslide…

Shankar-Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2 gets OTT release date, fans ask for date of film’s Hindi version | Tamil News

Indian 2, a film that was pegged to be the big juggernaut that would rewrite box-office records in the country, couldn’t live up to the hype. The direct sequel to Shankar’s 1996 vigilante film, Indian, starring Kamal Haasan, received a mixed response during its theatrical run. In fact, there were reports suggesting the streaming giant Netflix had some skirmishes with Lyca Productions, the makers of Indian 2, and the OTT release is in jeopardy. Putting to rest all such rumours, Netflix revealed that Indian 2 will begin streaming on August…

Know Your City: Azam Khan Sarai, a 17th-century monument in Ahmedabad that served as inn, armoury, prison and more | Ahmedabad News

Every Sunday, the crowd of devotees coming to pray at the Bhadrakali Mandir inside the Bhadra Fort, the city centre of ancient Ahmedabad, swells. Adjacent to the temple is the Government Book Depot, housed in a Mughal-style building with a magnificent 18-foot-high entrance and Persian epigraphy carved inside the gate’s recess. This building is what remains of Azam Khan Sarai. Built in 1637, the caravanserai, known as ‘the house of virtue and beneficence’, was commissioned by the then viceroy of Gujarat, Azam Khan. In M S Commissariat’s A History of…

Delhi HC Allows Writ Petition in Favor of Mitsubishi and Suggests AO View Revised ITR

The Delhi High Court permitted the writ petition in favour of Mitsubishi Corporation and quashed the assessment order since the tribunal losses to regard the entire powers granted to it u/s 254 of the Income Tax Act of 1961, and the order was quashed to the extent that they denied consideration of the additional reasons that had been raised by the applicants. The taxpayer, Mitsubishi Corporation, filed its Income Tax Return ( ITR ) dated 31-10-2005 declaring an income of INR 4,18,98,800/-. Afterwards, a revised income was filed, declaring the…

Paris Olympics 2024 India Live Updates, Day 9: Lakshya Sen, Lovlina Borgohain and Indian hockey team face tough challenges | Sport-others News

India’s Manu Bhaker reacts after getting eliminated from the 25m pistol women’s final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Chateauroux, France. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Paris Olympics: Third medal not to be for Manu Bhaker, but determined shooter has raised the bar for Indian sports Jaspal Rana shares a nugget that offers a glimpse into the stubborn mindset of an athlete who hates rejection. Sauntering at the Athletes Village a couple of days ago, Manu Bhaker spotted a goat in the fields and offered it a plum.…

Goat song Spark: A de-aged Vijay and a new-age Meenakshi Chaudhary take centrestage | Tamil News

Tipped to be actor Vijay’s penultimate film before he plunges into active politics, The Greatest of All Time (GOAT), directed by Venkat Prabhu, is easily the most-hyped movie in Tamil cinema today. With just a few weeks left for release, the expectations have reached feverish heights. To take it up a notch, the makers released the third single from the Yuvan Shankar Raja-composed album. Titled, “Spark”, the song is written by Gangai Amaren, and sung by Yuvan himself alongside Vrusha Balu. The peppy dance number is also the first time…

Hardlook | UPSC students’ death : Why everyone loves a basement | Long Reads News

On a muggy July day, in a swanky lawyer’s chamber, the senior summons his junior with great urgency. “Quick! Hurry, I should get an OTP,” he says, handing over his phone. The junior exits the hall, steps outside the basement of the newly built building in posh Jangpura Extension to catch the cellular network signal. As soon as he hears the familiar sound of the notification, he rushes back to his senior. Delhi’s ubiquitous basement offices — often in upscale residential neighbourhoods — are some of the most sought-after real…

Today in Politics: MVA begins seat-sharing planning for Maharashtra Assembly polls | Political Pulse News

Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, expected to be held in October, the Congress and the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) are set to begin seat-sharing talks. On Sunday, the Congress has set up a state leaders’ committee on negotiations with the MVA, and a meeting of the committee with Ramesh Chennithala, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of Maharashtra. The Congress meeting comes just days ahead of the meeting with the parties in the MVA – Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party…

Delhi man dials PCR to report father’s murder, turns out to be the killer: Cops | Delhi News

A PCR call by a man from Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar Saturday about his father’s murder “by two intruders” at their home turned out to be an attempt to mislead police, and eventually led to his arrest, said officers. Identified as Mahesh Thakur, the caller allegedly plotted the murder following a property dispute. The PCR call was received at 8.40 am. At first, Mahesh tried to pin the blame on “intruders” at his home, alleging that two men had broken into his house early in the morning and stabbed his…